Delirium by Lauren OliverMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Goodreads Synopsis:
They say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now. Now everything has changed. Now, I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.
My Review:
First off, I want to start by saying I chose this book because it was one of the options in one of my many bookclubs. I would not have normally chose to read this book on my own.
With that being said, I really enjoyed this book. Both the girls in the book were naive, but in an innocent way that one could expect growing up in the world they did. I really liked Alex and his effect on the girls. I have to admit that up until about halfway through, I was not so sure I would continue to read in the series, but once I got to the end, there is no doubt. We have all heard that it is better to have loved and lost, then to have never loved at all. However, with the way this story ended, things could really go either way. On one hand, Lena was able to love and therefore escape the confining world she lived in, and on the other hand, she lost the one person who made her feel alive.
My last comment is this, what they were doing to the people to remove their ability to love is straight up lobotomy. Should things start to lean towards that direction in true life, you can bet your butt that I'd be a invalid or die.
Favorite Quotes:
“You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes.”
Read from June 26 to July 03, 2013
Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Science Fiction/Dystopia, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system:
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)
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